Steve was off to a conference in Montreal for a week in June, so my parents came down for a visit and to help out. Madeleine was very excited to take them on the little steam train in a nearby park.
Ross had been on it once before, but it was still a bit overwhelming for him, and it wasn't until the final turn that he started smiling and making "chug-chug" noises.
Another outing was to a local botanic garden, where the kids had lots of fun playing in a grove of Redwoods.
Madeleine has started taking pictures, and this one was thanks to her! She absolutely loves having the camera and it is fun to see what she thinks is picture-worthy around the house.
Pretending that a Redwood stump is a train...
Ross really likes sitting at the piano and playing, and sometimes even hums or sings along. Lately he has also been really excited for Steve to play the guitar - maybe we have a future musician in our midst!
Both kids love books, but Ross especially, will ask (by grunting and pointing) to sit and read books many times a day. Madeleine is practicing her typing here, and not surprisingly, she's already figured out a few things on our laptop that we (or at least, I) didn't know.
We celebrated our first Independence Day this past weekend, by taking the kids to the local park where there was a big festival all day. It was overwhelming for all of us - rides, music, crowds, $5 hot dogs - but I think the kids had fun seeing everything and they loved the little flags.
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